The Washington Post - USA (2022-05-27)

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$20 -$30

WorkhouseArtsCenter

BuildingW-3 Theater

9518 WorkhouseWay

Lorton,VA 22079

703-584-2900

Workhousearts.org/xanadu

Originalhit scorebyJeffLynne&John

Farrar.Basedon the UniversalPictures

movie,“Xanadu”followsaGreek muse,

whodescendsfrom the heavensto

Venice Beach,California in 1980to

inspireastrugglingartist.

Friday,May 20 –

Saturday,June 24,

2022 Fridayand

Saturday 8pm

Sundays2pm

WorkhouseArts Center

presents

Xanadu

Tony Award-nominated

roller skatingmusical

adventure

THEATRE

Proof of

vaccination

required.

$25

CapitolHill ArtsWorkshop

545 7th St SE

WashingtonDC 20003

http://www.wehapyfewdc.com/

desdemona

The three femalecharactersfrom

Shakespeare's Othellotacklefriendship,

relationships,sex, and liberationin the

backroom of the castlewhilethe story

of Othello(andits direconsequences)

unfoldsaroundthem.PaulaVogel’s

feministmasterpieceis ahilariousand

poignantdelight.

May19 -June 11

Thurs,Fri, &Sat

nightsat 7:30pm

Desdemona:

APlay AboutA

Handkerchief

By PaulaVogel

In Spanish

with English

surtitles

$45 -$65

GALATheatre

3333 14thStreet NW

202-234-7174

Galatheatre.org

The love storyof aCuban-American

couplewhoconquered the musical

charts,Broadway,and the American

Dreamwith theirirresistiblerhythm.

ThruJune 5

Thurs–Sat at 8pm

Sun at 2pm

ON YOURFEET!

La historiade

EmilioyGloriaEstefan

¡EN ESPAÑOL!

AddedShows:

Mon,5/30

at 8PM

Thu,6/2

at 5PM

Mon,6/6

at 8PM

Tickets

Available

at the

Box Office

The KennedyCenter

TheaterLab

StudentRush

TicketsAvailable

Tickets:202-467-4600

Groups:202-416-8400

http://www.shearmadness.com

Everybody’sfavoritecomedywhodunit

is backin townand ready with fresh and

funnynew laughsand new clues.We

can’twait to see you."Shrieksof laughter

nightafternightat the KennedyCenter."

(WashingtonPost)

RegularSchedule:

Tuesday–Fridayat 8

Saturday at 6&9

Sundayat 3&7

ShearMadness

The KennedyCenter

TheaterLab

$35

DumbartonUnited

MethodistChurch

Newmusictheatre.org/

voicesofzion

Anew workof musictheater

commemoratesthe hiddenhistoryof

Georgetownby givingvoiceto the real

historicalfigures buriedthere.

May13, 14, 20, and 21

at 7:00pm

MemorialDay Special

May30 at 2:00pm

The BlackGeorgetown

CemeteriesProject

Voicesof Zion

DINNERTHEATRE

571-477-9444

http://www.Stage

CoachTC.com

$70-85for

the show&

dinner

At Oatlands,LostCreek

Winery,EffinghamManor

Winery,&CasanelWinery.

Checkwebsitefor dates.

Drucilla&Chuckaregettingmarriedbut

tragedystrikesand Drucillanevermakes

it to the altar.

In-personJune4–

August 13

Murder Mystery

Dearly Beloved

and Departed

MUSIC-CONCERTS

WBSsupports

Ukraineand is

collecting

donations for

Ukraine

refugees.

Adults:$30

Seniors/

Military:

$25.

Students:

$15.

Children12

&under$5.

KenmorePerformingArts

Center,200 S. CarlinSprings

Road,Arlington;

Ticketsat:

http://www.balalaika.org

Questions:

[email protected]

WBSwill presentan excitinginternational

programof folk,classicaland popular

music.Internationallyacclaimed

SopranoYulia Petrachuk,will makeher

WBSdebut.PeterOmelchenckowill

dazzleon the domra.

Sunday,June 5; 3pm

Washington

BalalaikaSociety

SpringConcert

PeterOmelchenko,

Conductor

OPERA

Pleasecheck

websitefor

up-to-date

COVIDsafety

protocols

$30-110

KennedyCenter’s

TerraceTheater

2700 FStreet, NW,

Washington,DC 20029

(202)546-9332

http://www.operalafayette.org

GuestConductorPedroMemelsdorff

explores the complicateddynamic

betweenthe musicalcultureofimperial

Franceand the peopleof the Caribbean.

Well-knownFrenchcomposersfrom the

18thcenturyand newlyrediscovered

worksarerepresentedin this orchestral

concertwith vocalsoloistsand

ensemble.

Sunday,June 12, 2022,

7:30p.m.

ConcertSpirituel

aux Caraïbes

Musicfrom the Caribbean

FrenchColonies

Ticketsonline

and at the

door

$40

BenderJewishCommunity

Centerof Greater

Washington,

6125 Montrose Road

Rockville,MD

Info at:

http://www.belcantanti.com

FeaturingRobertMcGinness,Baritone,

and dancersfrom the OlneyBallet,

accompaniedby achamberorchestra

and KaterinaSouvorova on piano.

Sungin Germanwith Englishsupertitles.

FridayMay27 at

7:30pm

SUNMay29 at 3pm

FranzSchubert’s

Die schöneMüllerin

(TheFair Maidof the Mill)

Baltimore

Performances:

Desdemona,

June7and 8;

Othello,June

14 and 15

Theatre

project.org

Individual

tickets

$35 -$65;

packages

$60 -80

Source Theater

1835 14thStreet NW

WashingtonDC, 20009

BaltimoreTheatreProject

45 West PrestonStreet

Baltimore, MD 21201

Inseries.org(202)204-7763

One theaterexperiencein two evenings:

Anew English-languagetellingof Verdi

and Shakespeare’sOthellocenters

imagesby KeithPiper;whileToni

Morrison’sDesdemona, wrappedin the

musicof NinaSimone,is set aroundan

interactivesculptureinstallationby Maya

Freelon.

Othello:June 2

(preview)4, 9. 17

at 7:30pm,June 12

and 19 at 3:00pm

Desdemona:June 3

(preview)10, 11, 16, 18

at 7:30pm; June5at

2:00pm

OTHELLO/

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